How to see it
HIP 89978 has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89978: right ascension 18h 21m 29s, declination +51° 18′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 89978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89978, HD 169355, Gaia DR3 2124245680203046784. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2124245680203046784
- HIP
- 89978
- HD
- 169355
- gaia_dr3
- 2124245680203046784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18